Auburn rises in week three’s USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

Auburn Tigers forward Jahki Howard (3) celebrates a defensive stop with Auburn Tigers guard Miles Kelly (13) as Auburn Tigers take on Vermont Catamounts at Neville Arena in Auburn, Ala., on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. Auburn Tigers leads Vermont Catamounts 46-21 at halftime.

Auburn basketball may have played just one game last week, but it was enough to boost them in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.

After defeating Kent State handily last Wednesday, 79-56, Auburn jumped one spot in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll to No. 3 ahead of this week’s action with North Alabama.

Kansas remains the No. 1 team in week three’s poll, followed by UConn, Auburn, Gonzaga, and Iowa State in the top five. UConn advanced one spot after earning convincing wins over New Hampshire and Le Moyne. The biggest drop within the top 10 this week was Alabama, who slipped from No. 2 to No. 7 after its road loss to Purdue 87-73, on Friday. The win over the Crimson Tide propelled Purdue to No. 6, a six-spot increase from last week.

Seven SEC teams are included in this week’s poll. Tennessee joins Auburn and Alabama in the top 10 at No. 9, with Kentucky on the outside at No. 11. Florida rounds out the top 20 at No. 19 while Texas A&M and Arkansas round out the SEC’s representation at No. 23 and No. 24 respectively.

Here’s a look at this week’s USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.

Rank

Team

Record

Points

1

Kansas

4-0

665 (21)

2

UConn

3-0

632 (3)

3

Auburn

3-0

608 (2)

4

Gonzaga

3-0

599 (1)

5

Iowa State

2-0

516

6

Purdue

4-0

513

7

Houston

2-1

470

7

Alabama

3-1

470

9

Tennessee

4-0

462

10

Duke

3-1

421

11

Kentucky

3-0

381

12

North Carolina

2-1

377

13

Creighton

4-0

348

14

Marquette

4-0

319

15

Baylor

3-1

313

16

Cincinnati

3-0

229

17

Arizona

2-1

228

18

Indiana

3-0

208

19

Florida

4-0

168

20

Illinois

3-0

133

21

St. John’s

4-0

119

22

Texas Tech

3-0

95

23

Texas A&M

3-1

94

24

Arkansas

2-1

82

25

Wisconsin

4-0

75

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